Surrendering German officer steps from a building and exchanges salutes, and hand shakes, with officers of the British 8th Army, in Northern Italy, during final days of World War II, in Europe. German soldiers standing about, watching, as one of them prepares a pig for roasting. View from a high balcony overlooking a river and valley.
United States Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery arrives in Augsburg, Germany during World War II. A C-47 plane of the United States Army Air Force lands on a runway strip. Jefferson Caffery descends from the plane. He is greeted by Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch at the airfield. They sit in their cars.
General Mark W. Clark boards a plane and arrives at Milan Airport, at the end of World War II. General Willis D. Crittenberger greets him. General Clark, Lieutenant General Sir Richard L. G. McCreery and General Crittenberger sit in a Jeep. They inspect honor guard composed of troops and tanks of various nationalities including South African, British, Brazilian etc.
General Mark W. Clark and other officers of Allied Forces in Milan, at the end of World War II. General Clark, General Willis D. Crittenberger and Lieutenant General Sir Richard L. G. McCreery inspect honor guard. General Clark with other dignitaries. The party enters Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano, P.za del Duomo, 20122 Milano MI, Italy) and inspect damage by Allied bombing to the 12th century Romanesque Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio (Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, 15, 20123 Milano MI, Italy).
United States soldiers and Italian civilians fight fire at headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 349th Regiment in Florence Italy, at the end of World War II. Soldiers look at the building set fire by a time bomb explosion. Various parts of building burning. Soldiers spray water on burning portions of building.
German civilians clean streets from debris left over by retreating German Army in Ludwigslust, during World War II. Men and women sweep roads with brooms, women check pile of wooden boxes. Buildings and houses damaged on both sides of the roads. Debris scattered on both side of road. A man looks at stack of rifles of German soldiers.
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